Who owns MCM Fragrances?
MCM Fragrances is made and sold by Inter Parfums (the United States, NASDAQ: IPAR) under licence, an arrangement in place since 2019; Inter Parfums does not own the name.[1] The MCM Fragrances name is owned by MCM.
Evidence: Inter Parfums, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-10, SEC EDGAR, 10 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Inter Parfums, Inc. verified
- Since
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Luxury goods › Luxury beauty & fragrance
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: IPAR
- Trademark registrant
- TRIAS HOLDING AG (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About MCM Fragrances
MCM fragrances are made by Inter Parfums under an exclusive ten-year worldwide licence signed with the German luxury house in 2019, running to 31 December 2030 with a four-year automatic renewal option that could extend it to 2034. MCM was founded in Munich in 1976 and keeps the trademark. The first scent under the licence appeared in 2021, the men's MCM Onyx in 2023, and a six-scent MCM Collection inspired by the label's animal motifs in 2025.
Trademark record for MCM Fragrances
The USPTO record for the MCM Fragrances mark lists TRIAS HOLDING AG as the owner of record (serial number 85258662). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of MCM Fragrances
Where MCM Fragrances sits in Inter Parfums
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Inter Parfums
Inter Parfums controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- Goutal Paris
- Lanvin (fragrances) (1889)
- Off-White (fragrances) (2012)
- Rochas (1925)
- Solférino (2025)
Other brands in luxury goods, and who owns them
The 108 brands in luxury goods on Brandtree belong to 34 owners. The largest is LVMH, with 13; Inter Parfums has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Berluti | LVMH | 🇫🇷 France |
| A. Lange & Söhne | Richemont | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Alexander McQueen | Kering | 🇫🇷 France |
| CaratLane | Titan | 🇮🇳 India |
| Blancpain | Swatch Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Concord | Movado Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Pandora | Pandora | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| ARTA by PNJ | PNJ | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
About the owner: Inter Parfums
Inter Parfums is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, United States, founded in 1982.
Inter Parfums has been in the prestige fragrance business since 1982 and answers the question of who is behind a designer perfume more often than the designer does. It develops, produces and distributes fragrances for about two dozen fashion, jewellery and lifestyle names, most of them under licence from the brand owner rather than owned outright, and it owns no factories: it acts as a general contractor and has third-party fillers assemble the finished goods. European brands run through Interparfums SA in Paris, a separately listed company 72 per cent owned by the New York parent, and 28 per cent of whose shares trade on Euronext. Its four largest brands in 2025 were Jimmy Choo at 17 per cent of net sales, Coach and Montblanc at 15 per cent each and GUESS at 12 per cent.
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🇩🇪 MCM Fragrances and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 243 brands that began in Germany. 90 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, MCM Fragrances among them.
- A. Lange & Söhne — Richemont 🇨🇭
- Adidas — Adidas 🇩🇪
- BOSS — Hugo Boss 🇩🇪
- Birkenstock — Birkenstock 🇩🇪
- Braun Büffel — Bonia Corporation 🇲🇾
- Fielmann — Fielmann Group 🇩🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who makes MCM Fragrances?
Inter Parfums makes and sells MCM Fragrances under a licensing agreement that has been in place since 2019.
Does Inter Parfums own MCM Fragrances?
No. Inter Parfums holds a licence to make and sell MCM Fragrances, which is not the same as owning it.
Where did MCM Fragrances come from?
MCM Fragrances originated in Germany.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Inter Parfums, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-10 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 10 March 2026; retrieved 27 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: MCM, serial 85258662 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 27 September 2026.
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